Biman Bangladesh Hijack

Biman Hijack Bid: 'It was a toy gun'

It was a toy gun, not a real one, the suspect was carrying during a plane hijack bid on Sunday, and there were no explosives inside the flight either, a top government official involved in probing the incident told The Daily Star yesterday.

Hijack bid foiled; suspect shot dead

A man who allegedly tried to storm the cockpit of a Biman flight was killed in a commando operation at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram yesterday evening after all passengers were evacuated safely.

BIMAN HIJACKING / A ‘mentally imbalanced’ man with a gun

The “hijacker” who is killed in military operation is “mentally imbalanced”, according to what several officials have said.

BIMAN HIJACKING / A swift operation of 8 minutes

Commandos of Bangladesh Army neutralised the hijacker of a national flag carrier flight at Chattogram airport in just eight minutes.

Biman hijacker neutralised: Army

The alleged hijacker of a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines has been neutralised in military operation, Bangladesh Army says in a post-operation briefing.

Biman hijacker was armed: CAAB chief

The hijacker apprehended at Chattogram’s Shah Amanat International Airport was armed, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) says.

February 27, 2019
February 27, 2019

Biman Hijack Bid: 'It was a toy gun'

It was a toy gun, not a real one, the suspect was carrying during a plane hijack bid on Sunday, and there were no explosives inside the flight either, a top government official involved in probing the incident told The Daily Star yesterday.

February 25, 2019
February 25, 2019

Hijack bid foiled; suspect shot dead

A man who allegedly tried to storm the cockpit of a Biman flight was killed in a commando operation at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram yesterday evening after all passengers were evacuated safely.

February 24, 2019
February 24, 2019

A ‘mentally imbalanced’ man with a gun

The “hijacker” who is killed in military operation is “mentally imbalanced”, according to what several officials have said.

February 24, 2019
February 24, 2019

A swift operation of 8 minutes

Commandos of Bangladesh Army neutralised the hijacker of a national flag carrier flight at Chattogram airport in just eight minutes.

February 24, 2019
February 24, 2019

Biman hijacker neutralised: Army

The alleged hijacker of a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines has been neutralised in military operation, Bangladesh Army says in a post-operation briefing.

February 24, 2019
February 24, 2019

Biman hijacker was armed: CAAB chief

The hijacker apprehended at Chattogram’s Shah Amanat International Airport was armed, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) says.

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